- ADDICTION TO KINGDOM PROMOTION
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time is come. For thy servant takes pleasure in her stones and favour the dust thereof. So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. Psalm 102:13-15
This prophetic passage clearly defines the master key to the world of favour. Those that favour God's cause on the earth, who favour the stones and the dust of zion are launched into divine favour. In other words, those who are delightsome promoters of God's interests commit Him to set a seal of favour upon their lives. This is the covenant window to a world of favour. The degree of your pleasure in God's cause is what determines the degree of favour He will make available to you. I am not talkung about the Egyptian's kind of favour or favour based on human connections and links, i am talking aboit geniue favour that comes directly frim God, favour that does not owe any human being a "thank you", favour that comes with dignity.
Israel wasvin bondage for over 400 years but after they decided to serve God, He was determined to set them free. He said
Isreal is My son, even My first born. Let My son go that he may serve Me and if you dont let him go, I will kill your son to free My son (Ex. 4:22 paraphrased).
When you encounter genuine favour no obstacle can stop you; you dont have to negotiage your liberty, it becomes automatic. Genuine stewardship always provoke the release of devine favour,
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33).
See also in Malachi how unallowed, committed service bring you into favour with God:
Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was wirttenbefore him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon His Name. And they shall be Mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. (Malachi 3:16,17)
Take a look at something in the anchor scripture again, psalm 102 verse 15. It says they took pleasure in God's cause. They were not farced or coerced into service, it was their choice and their delight to serve. When you dont serve God willingly, your service is not acceptable by Him. (2. Cor. 8:12).
2. SOW FAVOUR SEED
The second covenant access is contained in proverb chapter 11:27,
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, shall come unto Him. He that is committed to doing good to others procures favour for himself.
Just like Jesus said, blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy (Matt. 5:8).
InProverb chapter 3 verse 3 verse 3 & 4, we also see how this covenant access of mercy works:
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: so shalt thou find favour and good I nder standing in the sight of God and man.
Let mercy and truth foremost in your heart continually then you shall find favour in the sight of God and man. A good man is one who does good to others and as he does so, he obtains favour (Prov 12:2). Jesus said as you will want others to do unto you, do unto them also. (Lk. 6:31). Every favour seed that you sow guarantees a harvest of favour from the Lord.
I have just listed 2 access to devine favour here, will continue on my next post, thanks a lot and God bless you